Covering the Sun with My Hand - Softcover

It’s the summer of 1979 and Julia Acevedo plans her escape to college, away from her ‘too traditional’ family. On her way to becoming a liberated woman, her twin brother, Rene, is stricken with schizophrenia. While accepting the sacrifices demanded of her, Julia searches for the happiness she feels she’s being denied. Going against the grain of her upbringing, Julia ultimately opens up to the incredible possibilities of life, deepening her relationship with her brother in the process.

NuyoRican author, Theresa Varela, holds a doctorate in Nursing Research and Theory Development from New York University and is the author of scholarly articles on the impact of culture and spirituality on urban health. She works as a psychiatric nurse practitioner and incorporates her in-depth knowledge of mental health into magical realist writings. Her profound connection to the spiritual world and knowledge of Spiritism and Santeria is interwoven into her offerings of poetry and prose. This is her first novel.